In these days of indoor plumbing, you’re probably surprised to learn that there are times when I think a chamber pot would be darn handy. As a tiny tot, my nickname was “Jolly Juicy Janet”. I can only assume I was a happy child (and am still a happy person); while the “juicy” referred to […]
Come On Baby Light My Fire
It’s been a tad chilly the past couple of weeks – we’ve even dropped to single digit temperatures at night. While some might scoff that we don’t know what winter is here in Queensland, you have to remember – our homes aren’t built for the cold. Features like central heating, underfloor heating, double glazed windows […]
Time’s Up for Toombul Shoppingtown
I was saddened by the news last week that Toombul Shoppingtown is to remain closed after flooding earlier this year. You see, Toombul and I go way back 😉 . We were both born in the same year (1967); my grandparents lived nearby, so chances are I visited the centre while still in a pram […]
Feeling the Pressure (Peer Pressure that is!)
You’d be forgiven for thinking that once you’d left high school, you’d also left peer pressure behind – but the reality is that peer pressure is something that affects us all to some extent, throughout our lives. Peer Pressure as a Young Woman At teacher’s college, I was in a crowd that valued good marks […]